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Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players

Posted on December 1, 2023 · The Apollo Chamber Players present music by Copland, Thomson, and a pair of world premieres from Allison Loggins-Hull and Mark Buller.

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‘Voices from the Underground’ echo inside the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern

Posted on November 17, 2023 · Musiqa co-founder Pierre Jalbert's world-premiere composition was created specifically for the unique underground space.

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Episode 202: MUSIQA

Posted on November 17, 2023 · MUSIQA presents music by Flannery Cunningham, Will Healy, Pierre Jalbert, and others.

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New music responds to an exhibition at the Moody Center for the Arts

Posted on November 3, 2023 · Composer Jaylin Vinson talks about writing music inspired by a thought-provoking exhibit.

Photo of plaque with the words: A letter to the future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.

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Encore Houston, Episode 199: ROCO

Posted on June 8, 2023 · ROCO performs new works by Derek Bermel, Marcus Maroney, Michael Abels, and others!

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How Houston’s DJ Sun reimagined his music for a 25-piece orchestra

Posted on June 7, 2023 · The ensemble Aperio, Music of the Americas will perform DJ Sun's album, "Loveletter," onstage at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Saturday night.

Black and white photo of composer Gabriel Faure in suit and tie

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Encore Houston, Episode 198: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

Posted on May 15, 2023 · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents music by Poulenc, Mozart, and Fauré

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The Apollo Chamber Players reflect on the past as they celebrate 15 years

Posted on May 11, 2023 · Founder Matt Detrick looks back at the organization's very first concert

The Edythe Bates Old Chapel at the Round Top Music Festival

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Encore Houston, Episode 196: Round Top Music Festival

Posted on April 3, 2023 · Faculty from the Round Top Music Festival perform works by De Falla, Dutilleux, and Dvořák.

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Encore Houston, Episode 195: Chamber Music Houston – Apollon Musagète Quartet

Posted on March 29, 2023 · The Apollon Musagète Quartet performs works by Bach, Penderecki, and Shostakovich.

String quartet and narrator perform on stage in front of projected image

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Encore Houston, Episode 192: Apollo Chamber Players

Posted on January 4, 2023 · The Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Jerod Impchchaachaaha' Tate, Jake Heggie, and Erberk Eryilmaz

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Encore Houston, Episode 187: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Posted on September 29, 2022 · ROCO performs works by Piazzolla, Debussy, and a U.S. premiere by Anna Clyne.

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Encore Houston, Episode 186: Round Top Music Festival

Posted on September 15, 2022 · Round Top Music Festival musicians present music by Mahler, Bruckner, and Dvořák.

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Encore Houston, Episode 185: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

Posted on August 1, 2022 · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society performs works by Bach, Bartok, and Prokofiev.

A map of South America from 1799

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Encore Houston, Episode 183: Aperio, Music of the Americas

Posted on July 19, 2022 · Aperio performs music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Lena Frank, and others.